Exodus 22:21 Go deeper

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (KJV)

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וְגֵ֥רve.Gerand a sojourner

Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sojourner

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 1

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 2

תוֹנֶ֖הto.Nehyou must maltreat

Lemma: יָנָה (ya.nah) · Strong's: H3238

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 19:33, Leviticus 25:14, Leviticus 25:17, Deuteronomy 23:16, Psalms 74:8, Isaiah 49:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3238; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 3

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 4

תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuyou must oppress him

Lemma: לָחַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3905

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 3:9, Exodus 23:9, Numbers 22:25, Judges 1:34, Judges 2:18, Judges 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3905; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 5

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 6

גֵרִ֥יםge.Rimsojourners

Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sojourner

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 7

הֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.Temyou were

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 8

בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 9

מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 22:21 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
exploit	→	יָנָה H3238 to oppress
or	→	לֹא H3808 not
oppress	→	לָחַץ H3905 to oppress
a foreign resident	→	גֵּר H1616 sojourner
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
you [yourselves] were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
foreigners	→	גֵּר H1616 sojourner
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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